2.20 Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) of £310,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m.

Cheltenham Results Thu, 13th Mar, 2008

Going - Good to Soft-Good in places.

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) of £310,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m.

1st - £176,762.00, 2nd - £66,309.00, 3rd - £33,201.00, 4th - £16,554.00 8 Ran

1st

Master Minded (FR) 11-10 (Mr Clive D Smith)
(3:55.80 3.26 secs faster on today's going )
Nikos - Haute Tension (FR)(Garde Royale)
Breeder - Marie-Christine Gabeur

SP 3-1

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

Tote Win £3.90 Place £1.60

chased leaders, headway 5th, challenged 7th, led next, quickened clear between last 2, impressive

9th Feb, 08 Newbury
1st Chs This
Race 4th Apr, 08 Aintree
2nd Chs

2nd

19L

Voy Por Ustedes (FR) 11-10 (Sir Robert Ogden)

Villez (USA) - Nuit D'ecajeul (FR)(Matahawk)

SP 5-2Ffav

Alan King

R Thornton

Place £1.30

held up, headway 5th, not fluent 7th or 8th, chased winner approaching 4 out, beaten soon after 2 out

9th Feb, 08 Newbury
2nd Chs This
Race 4th Apr, 08 Aintree
1st Chs

3rd

16L

Fair Along (GER) 11-10 (Mr Alan Peterson)

Alkalde (GER) - Fairy Tango (FR)(Acatenango (GER))

SP 12-1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

Place £2.50

chased leaders, lost place 5th, soon behind, mistake 7th, stayed on after 2 out, never on terms

16th Feb, 08 Ascot
4th Chs This
Race 22nd Apr, 08 Punchestown
7th Chs

4th

Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 11-10 (Slaneyville Syndicate)

Oscar Schindler (IRE) - Snipe Hunt (IRE)(Stalker)
Breeder - J Keane

SP 33-1

D T Hughes

P Carberry

with leader, led 2nd, headed 8th, hit 9th, soon outpaced

24th Feb, 08 Naas
u.r. Chs Rated 154 This
Race 25th Mar, 08 Fairyhouse
1st Hcp Chs Rated 154

5th

Newmill (IRE) 11-10 (Mrs Mary T Hayes)

Norwich - Lady Kas(Pollerton)
Breeder - Mrs Veronica O'Farrell

SP 40-1

John Joseph Murphy

R M Power

held up, mistake 1st, reminder approaching 5th, headway 7th, beaten after 4 out

3rd Feb, 08 Punchestown
b.d. Chs Rated 160 This
Race 4th Apr, 08 Aintree
4th Chs

6th

Twist Magic (FR) 11-10 (Barry Fulton Tony Hayward Michael Lynch)

Winged Love (IRE) - Twist Scarlett (GER)(Lagunas)
Breeder - Dr George Hastrich & Co

SP 5-1

Paul Nicholls

S Thomas

in touch, pushed along after 8th, beaten 4 out

19th Jan, 08 Ascot
2nd Chs This
Race 22nd Apr, 08 Punchestown
1st Chs

7th

Tamarinbleu (FR) 11-10 (The Arthur White Partnership)

Epervier Bleu - Tamainia (FR)(Lashkari)

SP 7-2

David Pipe

T Scudamore

led to 2nd, chased leader, mistake 7th, weakened next

19th Jan, 08 Ascot
1st Chs This
Race 4th Apr, 08 Aintree
3rd Chs

p.u.

Mansony (FR) 11-10 (Mr M Mulholland)

Mansonnien (FR) - Hairly (FR)(Air De Cour (USA))
Breeder - M Hubert Bruckmann

SP 16-1

A L T Moore

D N Russell

held up, behind 4th, jumped right next, tailed off when

19th Jan, 08 Ascot
3rd Chs This
Race 25th Mar, 08 Fairyhouse
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 158

Off
Time 3m. 55.80 secs, which is 3.26 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £10.10
Tote Trifecta- £93.60.

Non runners Azulejo (FR), Contraband (GB), Lennon
2007 Voy Por Ustedes 6 11-10 R Thornton 5/1 (Alan King)
2006 Newmill 8 11-10 A J McNamara 16/1 (John Joseph Murphy)
2005 Moscow Flyer 11 11-10 B J Geraghty 6/4Fav (Mrs John Harrington)
2004 Azertyuiop 7 11-10 R Walsh 15/8 (Paul Nicholls)
2003 Moscow Flyer 9 12-0 B J Geraghty 7/4Fav (Mrs John Harrington)